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OSHA Injury Report: OLG Lafayette General Surgical Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at OLG Lafayette General Surgical Hospital in 1000 West Pinhook Road, Lafayette, LA 70503 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Technician in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
OLG Lafayette General Surgical Hospital
Parent company
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Street
1000 West Pinhook Road
City
Lafayette
State
LA
ZIP
70503
On-site location
Operating Room 3

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

patient care

What happened

patient care

Injury or illness

patient care

Object or substance involved

blade

Summary line

Hypodermic needle was bent to a 90 degree angle recapped and placed on a table. After picking up the needle syringle by the cap employee noticed that the needle had protruded through the cap and was stuck on the left middle finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Technician
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
149
Total hours worked
218283
Establishment ID
904774
Employer case #
2.06447E+

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28FEB26:22:54:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.